Lady L. (novel)
1958 novel by Romain Gary
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| Author | Romain Gary |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Michael Joseph (UK) Simon & Schuster (US) |
Publication date | 1958 |
| Publication place | France |
| Pages | 167 |
Lady L. is a 1958 novel by the French writer Romain Gary. Gary wrote the book in English and translated it to French himself in 1963. Lady L. is in love with the anarchist Armand, who fathers her son, thereby founding a dynasty of illustrious grandchildren, while she marries Lord Lendale. When Armand and Lady L. rendezvous in the summerhouse, she realizes that the anarchist cause is Armand's true love. He will always use her; he will never be hers. She persuades him to hide from the approaching authorities in the Madras strongbox. Sixty years later, she unlocks the box before the horrified Poet Laureate, revealing Armand's skeleton.[1]
See also
- 1958 in literature
- 20th-century French literature
References
- ^ Gary, Romain (1959). Lady L., a novel. Internet Archive. New York, Simon and Schuster.
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Romain Gary
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- Lady L. (1958)
- Promise at Dawn (1960)
- The Ski Bum (1965)
- White Dog (1970)
- The Life Before Us (1975)
- Hocus Bogus (1976)
- Clair de femme (1977)
- Birds in Peru (1968)
- Kill! Kill! Kill! Kill! (1971)
- The Roots of Heaven (1958)
- The Man Who Understood Women (1959)
- Lady L (1965)
- Birds in Peru (1968)
- Promise at Dawn (1970)
- The Ski Bum (1971)
- Madame Rosa (1977)
- Womanlight (1979)
- Your Ticket Is No Longer Valid (1981)
- White Dog (1982)
- Promise at Dawn (2017)
- The Life Ahead (2020)
- White Dog (2022)
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